Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-19
MOVING FOR PROTECTION.
London Shopkeepers to Take the
Law Into Their Own Hands.
THE POLICE NEARLY PoWERLEss
Lawlcss Gangs to BE Subducd by u
Body of Special Constablcs-
London Gossip-Othcr
Foreign News.
Anarchistic Demonstrations


LONDON, Oct 1s- New York Herald Cable
Special to the BEE. The tradesmen of
London are preparing to take energetic steps
to put Il stop to the demonstrations of the
lawless gangs now infesting the streets.
Business is almost suspended in several inn
portant thoroughfares. People are afraid to
go about. Shopkeepers, who are paying
heavy rents and taxes, insist on their rights
to protection. The fact is the police are half
afraid to do their duty in consequence of
Gladstone's attacks upon them and the cor.
responding encouragement of the disordcrly
classes. Arrangements are being made
for the organization of bodies of special con-
stables, the public being thus com
PEELED to take measures for the preser-
walton of law in their own hands.
The police are nearly worn out with inccs-
SAINT work night and day. Everybody per-
ceives the serious nature of the crisis. If the
politicians paralyze the police force Judge
Lynch will soon set up his court here, and
we shall have serious trouble. Genuine
working men have no sympathy with the
present agitation, led by desperadoes from
the purleus of London. The home secretary
is much complained of without reason, hay
ing done all he could After the approach
ing meeting of the cabinet more energetic
steps will be taken, the government recogniz-
ing that its first duty is to preserve law and
order. Only 10000 metropolitan police all told
in population of four and q
half millions, if not backed up by
public opinion, cannot protect property or
life. The government has probably thought
it best to err on the side of lenency at first,
but it must now use a firm hand or anarchy
will obtain the mastery and storm of indig
nation will fall suddenly upon the ministry.
In the course of the next five days Lord
Randolph will deliver three speeches of great
Importance, in which his entire policy will be
disclosed in the present emergency. He will
doubtless endeavor to strengthen the hands
of the government, in which he is generally
expected to resume his former place shortly.
No one, mot excepting Gladstone draws such
immense audiences in places where an
nounced to appear. The reserved seats have
already been applied for three or four times
over. Both political parties seem equally
curious to hear him, his popularity. being
much greater than Disraeli ever enjoyed till
the closing years of his life at New Castle
Saturday he is expected to deliver an address
dealing with the entire political situation.
This probably will infuse new animation
throughout his party. Gladstone will do the
same for the liberals at Nottingham. This
consequently must rank as the most eventful
week of the recess. Chamberlain will also
fire parting shot into his numerous assail-
ants before setting off on the arduous enter
prise Of settling the fisheries dispute.
Many inquiries are made at Marlboro
house as to the health of the Princesses
Maud and Louise. The answers given are
that the attack of measles is light and all is
going well. The prince, kept informed thrice
daily, does not think it necessary to break
the engagement of long standing, Princess
Louise, not in strong health for some time
past, is suffering somewhat from anaemia,
but neither in her case nor her sisters is any
anxiety felt.
Sir William Gullwell, known to many
Americans, can scarcely be expected to ever
| resume his professional labors This attack
| is undoubtedly paralysis, brought ON by over
| work. Such a malady in his seventy-iirst
| year cannot fail to be s9rious but friends an
| tcipate his recovery. His loss will be much
| felt by very wide circle.
Miss Kate Monroe, who died Monday, is a
| daughter of DIR. Lester, of Brooklyn. She
| had many friends here and was one of the
most popular singers in comic opera of the
| day.
| understand that the new lord mayor of
London is overwhelmed with letters of con-
| graduation and advice enough to give con-
stant employment to two private secretaries.
am glad to record that even the most bi-
| goted of Protestants have nothing to say
| against the first Catholic lord mayor since the
reformation. Remonstrances come from CO.
religonists on his not having appointed d
| Catholic chaplain, but De keyser holds that
he is bound to pay regard to the established
| religion of his adopted country and therefore
| will appoint Rev. II. Blunt, rector of st.
Andrews, Holborn, near De Ike yser's hotel
| This will offend some Catholics, but the new
mayor has his own ideas Of what he owes to
| his Office.
For the coming number the Quarterly Re
view will contain somewhat important
articles on theSuez canal and British interest il
the refusal of the sultan to ratfy the couven
ton of May 90 Considering the relations o.
the Quarterly with the ministry the article
when published, is likely to give rise to much
discussion. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
Fighting for Bread.
| LONDON, Oct lS.-The disturbance created
| by the unemployed persons who frequent
| Trafalgar square still continues. A number
| of unemployed workmen met in Hyde parl
to-day for the purpose of making a demon
stration. A squad of mounted police rode
along the crowd and collision occurred. Tht
| mob, after a serious conflict, drove the police
| back. Several arrests We're made,
After some further fighting the crowd wa
| dispersed, many being thrown down an,
| trampled upon Several arrests were made
Germany and Russia.
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BERLIN, Oct lS-[New York Herald Cabl
Special to the BEEl-There is not th
slightest truth in the reports concerning th
proposed meeting of the czar of Russia ant
the kaiser of Germany. So far from true ar
these rumors that the present week will, il
all probability, see Russia's relations will
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